"At the beginning of the summer, I was introduced toRDU Baton, an Instagram account for Raleigh, NC and the surrounding areas. Every day, a different resident "holds the baton" and Instagrams their life in and around Raleigh via the RDU Baton account. I thought it was the most brilliant idea as well as a fantastic way to learn new things about this ever-changing city. I held the baton two weeks ago, and you cancheck out my recap here.

Not only have I enjoyed following the Instagram account and learning about how other people spend their time in the city I've called home for almost 25 years, but it also sparked an idea: What if there was a Blog Baton?"

So folks, today you get to see a little glimpse of my life in the land of the pine, North Carolina!

8:16am- Research Triangle Park, North CarolinaGood Morning! My name is Kara and I blog over at The Simple Life Blog! I currently live and work around Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Today is my co-worker/friend's birthday! I've been sneaking around her cubicle this morning to make this happen. Can't wait to spend the rest of the day with y'all!! | @mskarabelle |

11:03am- Pittsboro Feed (May 9, 2014)Meet my first true love Peyton Holland! He proposed to me just a few weeks ago on May 9 at my family's feed store! We are getting married in 57 days! Read all about the proposal on the blog. |@mskarabelle | Have any married life advice for us?

2:23pm- Cheminova, Research Triangle ParkI am the commercial coordinator at Cheminova, a company that develops, produces, and sells crop protection products. Some days I'm in the field, other days I'm approving labels. Today, I'm filling in for our secretary. An order of bread pudding just came in!